Fuyuki City.
This city, which should have been peaceful, had already welcomed many uninvited guests.
"I say... Rider..."
"How did you do it?"
Waver looked at the surrounding environment a bit tremblingly and asked with a weak tone.
"Of course I communicated with the owner in a friendly manner."
"Others were happy and gave it to us."
But Rider's response left Waver completely unable to refute.
This luxurious villa... Waver previously wouldn't even dare to think about it, but Rider settled it with a sentence "I'll solve it."
The main point was that it wasn't forcibly obtained by killing ordinary people.
'Suggestion?'
Although initially he also found a household to place a suggestion using magecraft, obviously it wasn't as excellent as Rider's.
But thinking of Rider's Class, he felt the possibility of "Suggestion" shouldn't exist.
Could it be Rider also knew magecraft like Caster?
'Impossible no matter how I think about it, right?'
Shaking his head, Waver smiled bitterly and dismissed the guess about the Class.
'Truly a Master easy to see through.'
Sitting on the sofa, drinking old tea, Lelouch looked at the young man in front and thought.
Although much smarter than Suzaku, he was still too easy to deal with.
'Command Spell...'
Shifting his gaze to the back of his hand, looking at that red mark, Lelouch was thinking whether to find a chance to get rid of it.
The best way was to use the power of Geass to dominate the other party; that was the safest.
But considering that Masters might contact each other, if discovered by some careful guys, it would be troublesome.
The ability of Geass was his biggest trump card; whether against Servants or enemy Masters, it was an excellent killing weapon.
Plus Rider's Class provided him with a very good hidden sign; how could he, a mecha pilot, look like a Servant possessing "Magecraft"?
Once Geass was known by people in advance and incurred defense, it wouldn't be worth it.
This was also the reason why Lelouch delayed acting on Waver.
'Observe for a while first...'
"Assassin, you seem to have gone out without permission."
Kirei Kotomine sensed the movement in the room and suddenly asked.
"Just went out to take a look..."
Cold words sounded, also highlighting the person's emotions.
"Himura Battousai, I looked through many historical documents but never found a member perfectly matching your identity..."
"..."
Hearing Kirei Kotomine's words, Himura Kenshin didn't reply, but a strange look flashed in his eyes.
"Well, it doesn't matter. Although the bonus of fame might be lost..."
"But I believe you can also complete the subsequent tasks very excellently."
Regarding this point, Kirei Kotomine didn't pursue further, only instructing according to the instructions of his father and teacher.
But in the deepest part of his heart, Kirei Kotomine harbored a trace of doubt.
The man in front... perhaps also possessed the answer he wanted to know.
Sky color changed; the passage of time indicated the stage was also gradually starting.
"Wow, this is truly incredible."
"Have you never come out to see it?"
On a black sedan, Saber traveled with Irisviel who assumed a fake identity, unaware that their every move had long fallen into others' eyes.
"That is Saber and her Master?"
"Truly an imprudent combination. If not for scruples about the so-called mystery, it would have been enough to make them exit long ago."
Standing on a high building, body undergoing Spirit Form, secretly observing the "swaggering" combination below, the shadow in the dark whispered.
Since the other party gave such a chance, he wouldn't show mercy.
What needed attention was that Saber might have some strange way to let the Master dodge a fatal attack once.
...
"Mn?!"
Saber and Irisviel walked to the beach for a stroll; under the dark night sky, they sensed a straightforward killing intent.
"Saber?"
Even the optimistic Irisviel noticed that incorrect atmosphere.
"This unconcealed killing intent..."
"Is it saying that the targeted goal will definitely be killed?"
"Truly underestimating people."
A figure already appeared in her eyes; the sword hanging at the opponent's waist was obviously coming with ill intent.
Saber directly regarded the other party's behavior as a provocation.
Schwing!
But in the next moment, the other party didn't greet to respond at all, but drew the sword out of the sheath; that ghost-like figure already rushed over.
Whoosh!
"Dangerous!"
Instinct reminding herself, Saber subconsciously pulled Irisviel away, also letting the latter avoid that strike slashing over.
Crack!
The ground was directly slashed with a gully, but no figure was seen.
"That is...?"
Glancing at that sharp blade edge, Saber judged that the opponent was an adversary with full skills and brilliant swordsmanship.
Pulling Irisviel's hand and dragging her to the rear, protecting her behind, she was alert to the front.
Whoosh...
'So fast...'
'This footwork...'
The open area seemed to completely become the venue for the opponent to display; she sensed the opponent's agile actions.
Afterimages flickered in the air; Saber subsequently switched her attire and took out her Holy Sword.
The Holy Sword wrapped by the barrier couldn't be visually estimated for its length, thus forcing back that rushing figure.
"Sword hidden in the wind?"
No longer hiding, but facing directly in front of the opponent's eyes, Himura Kenshin observed Saber's invisible Holy Sword and said.
"You are Assassin?"
The weapon held by the opponent was also a sword, plus those strange skills, Saber asked tentatively.
"An Assassin actually acts on people frontally?"
Irisviel knew some common sense of the Holy Grail War, for example, hiding mystery and so on, and generally speaking, shouldn't Assassin be the one needing to hide and play assassination the most?
Why dare to charge frontally, and face the strongest performing Saber?
"For this one, if needing to act..."
"No matter in what time period, it is fine."
This wasn't wild talk. As Battousai, he killed unknown numbers of enemies and high officials; except for those few experts of Shinsengumi, really few were left alive.
Only encountering a certain beloved did he alleviate excessive slaughter, but this time was different.
As long as he won... she who was seriously injured and the world would be saved...
Therefore, no matter what, Kenshin would slay all enemies blocking the way this time.
Even if just unarmed Masters... it was the same.
"Assassin confronting Saber openly and honestly..."
"Heh, then perform a good show, mongrels."
Feeling laughable about this Assassin's reckless behavior, Gilgamesh sensed it from far away.
Reckless challenge?
He didn't think this was anything worth being ashamed of; at least it could let him watch a good show.
Although that guy Assassin harbored kindness in his heart, he was also a "Manslayer."
If making up his mind, he wouldn't hold back...
"Mn?"
"Seems quite a few bugs mixed in..."
...
Kiritsugu Emiya lay on the floor of the high building with a slightly changed expression.
Receiving Irisviel's communication, he found a nearby support point preparing to set up a sniper, but didn't expect...
There were still experts!
That appearance clad in golden armor, he judged at once that the opponent was a Servant, thus held his breath and hid.
Exposing his own identity now was very unwise, but the war situation not far away also made him worried.
It was fine for Saber to face just Assassin, but if dealing with another Servant hiding in the dark, it would be full of crisis.
Just the first day coming to Fuyuki City, didn't expect to encounter such "exciting" things; it truly changed too fast.
"If necessary..."
"Must let Saber retreat first."